Traffic accident claims

TEMERLOH: The identities of three victims who were burnt in an early morning accident on August 20 near a petrol station in Triang, Bera near here have finally been verified. Pahang Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department head Supt Kamarulzaman Jusoh said the identities were obtained yesterday based on DNA tests conducted by the Forensic Department in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. He said victims were a local woman, Rosidah Hashim, 46, from Johor Baru, Johor and her son Abdillah Nila, 17, as well as a Pakistani man Sher Zaman Khan, 35, who was the husband of Rosidah. “DNA tests found the next-of-kin who provided samples was the valid relative of the victims based on tests on bone and blood specimens of the victims. In this regard, the next-of-kin was allowed to claim the bodies today,” he told reporters here today. Kamarulzaman said post-mortems on the three bodies conducted at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital forensic unit here on Aug 21 confirmed the victims died from … [Read more...] about Three charred victims in Bera accident identified

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium: Charles Leclerc claimed pole position for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix with a dazzling lap in a dramatic qualifying session on Saturday (Aug 31) as Ferrari delivered a dominant front row lockout.The Monegasque, who was quickest in two of the three practice sessions and is seeking his maiden victory in Formula One, clocked a fastest lap in one minute 42.519 seconds. He was 0.748s clear of his Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel.It was his third pole of the season after successes in Bahrain and Austria, but he goes into the race seeking to claim his maiden victory, having been left frustrated at both previous races.It was Ferrari's first lockout since the Bahrain Grand Prix in March and the 63rd in the team's F1 history, one fewer than Mercedes.Defending five-time world champion and series leader Lewis Hamilton was third for Mercedes ahead of his team-mate Valtteri Bottas, Max Verstappen, who was fifth for Red Bull, and Daniel Ricciardo of … [Read more...] about Formula 1: Leclerc claims pole as Ferrari lock out front row

CAIRO: At least 19 people have been killed when a speeding car driving against traffic crashed into three others causing a huge explosion in Cairo, the Egyptian health ministry said Monday. The car crash happened just before midnight Sunday outside the National Cancer Institute in central Cairo and also wounded 30 people, the ministry added. Between “three and four (of the injured) are in critical condition in the intensive care unit,“ Khaled Megahed, a spokesman for the health ministry, told an early Monday news conference. He said they suffered from “several burns of varying degrees”. Body parts were also retrieved from the scene, he added. Social media users posted footage of cars ablaze at the scene and of patients being evacuated from the Cancer Institute. Egypt’s prosecutor general has ordered an investigation to determine the causes of the crash. Deadly road accidents owing to driver error and dilapidated infrastructure are common in Egypt with over … [Read more...] about Fiery Cairo car crash claims 19 lives

A 6-year-old boy was killed during a chain reaction vehicle crash on the Jagorawi toll road near the Sentul toll gate in Bogor regency, West Java on Monday. Bogor Police traffic law enforcement chief Adj. Comr. Muhammad Fadli Amri said that the crash involved a bus and two cars. “The accident occurred when the bus switched lanes and hit one car and dragged it to hit another car,” said Fadli as reported by tempo.co on Monday. According to Fadli, at the time the accident took place, one of the cars was not moving on one of the lanes due to a flat tire. “Shortly after the accident, the bus driver ran away from the location and is currently being pursued.” A passenger of one of the cars, Rafa Azka Alfatih, 6, died on the way to Elang Medika Corpora (EMC) Hospital in Sentul. Meanwhile, two other passengers, Kusumawati, 42, and M. Nuh, 71, suffered multiple wounds. (bry) … [Read more...] about Chain reaction crash on Jagorawi claims boy’s life

The Health Ministry has announced that a majority of the more than 100 local poll administrators (KPPS) who died in four provinces following election day had suffered a stroke or heart attack. More than 162 volunteers died in four provinces — Jakarta, West Java, Riau Islands and Southeast Sulawesi — after working long hours on April 17. West Java saw the highest number of deaths at 131. According to the Health Ministry, the 22 deaths in Jakarta were caused by myocardial infarction, heart failure, hepatic coma, stroke, respiratory failure and meningitis, while those in West Java were triggered by heart failure, stroke, respiratory failure, sepsis and asthma. In Riau and Southeast Sulawesi, KPPS officials died of heart failure and traffic accidents. Data from the General Elections Commission (KPU) showed that most of those who died were between 50 and 70 years old. Health Ministry secretary-general Oscar Primadi called on the public to refrain from speculating on the causes … [Read more...] about Old age, poor health caused deaths of poll administrators: Govt